Marketing Manager

at  Novo Nordisk

Marketing Manager
Category: Commercial Marketing
Location:Riyadh, Riyadh, SA
Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in the rapidly growing and promising field of obesity therapy? Do you have the expertise to lead and inspire a cross-functional team toward excellence? If so, we are looking for a Marketing Manager to join our dynamic team at Novo Nordisk Saudi Arabia.
This position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and reports directly to the Senior Director of the Obesity Business Unit
Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

QUALIFICATIONS

On a personal level, you are an agile individual with a flexible mindset, capable of adapting to change and driving meaningful transformation.

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate the following qualifications:

• Graduate in Life Sciences, Business, Marketing, or a related field, with an advanced marketing/business qualification being highly desirable.
• Over 10 years of marketing experience in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or consumer goods industries, with a proven track record in customer-facing roles, creative MCE expertise, and successful development and execution of market access launches.
• Proficient in evaluating return on investment for marketing tactics, assessing new sales channels across private, public, online, and offline sectors, and possessing strong market research understanding.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with experience in report writing, presentation creation, and tailoring content to specific audiences.
• Experienced in people management and change management, with the ability to lead teams effectively and drive organizational change.
• Knowledge of the obesity market is a plus.

• Developing and executing strategic and tactical local plans, including market segmentation, competitor analysis, and scenario planning, while exploring various sales channel opportunities.
• Customer Insight and Engagement through gaining insights from patients and HCPs to inform tactical plans, and develop relationships with KOLs, key influencers, and customers to enhance healthcare partnerships.
• Ensure effective execution of marketing plans and projects, maintaining communication with senior management on outcomes, challenges, and risks, while managing budgets to meet profitability goals.
• Align with medical, market access, and communication teams to support campaign execution, ensuring consistency in messaging and strategic understanding across the organization.
• Lead cross-functional teams in implementing tactical plans, adopt agile learning in unpredictable situations, and share best practices while adhering to business ethics, local laws, and Novo Nordisk guidelines